My first posting!

[Kristin'sDad]

Hi fellow petrolheads. Just signed up. I am going to the Gold Track day at Silverstone on 3rd May. Anyone else on this forum going? It's been years since I drove at Silverstone. I guess it has completely changed. Anyone know what a quick time would be for a road car on the Grand Prix circuit?

[lakebum]

Kristin'sDad said:

Hi fellow petrolheads. Just signed up. I am going to the Gold Track day at Silverstone on 3rd May. Anyone else on this forum going? It's been years since I drove at Silverstone. I guess it has completely changed. Anyone know what a quick time would be for a road car on the Grand Prix circuit?

There is only one way to find out!... Get strapped...lower your seat, get close to the steering wheel and... Have FUN!!!

[Phil. S.]

I did the GP circuit in Feb and it is superb. If I remember correctly the Elises were putting in laps of around 2.02. This was dicussed on the Lotus on Track forum so if you go there and do a search you'll find it.

[legaleagleboy]

Trackdays are about having fun and exploring your own limits in your own car. Lap times are irrelevant, in fact it is a condition of the organisers insurance that no timing devices should used at all.

My son just did a track day in his old Clio at Donington -- kept it neat and on the limit with lots of tyre squeal on the road rubber, but his ear to ear grin was a joy to see. Slow car but great fun. I was going a fair bit quicker in my Porker but both of us had a good day irrespective of times.

paul f

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legaleagleboy said:

Trackdays are about having fun and exploring your own limits in your own car. Lap times are irrelevant, in fact it is a condition of the organisers insurance that no timing devices should used at all. My son just did a track day in his old Clio at Donington -- kept it neat and on the limit with lots of tyre squeal on the road rubber, but his ear to ear grin was a joy to see. Slow car but great fun. I was going a fair bit quicker in my Porker but both of us had a good day irrespective of times. paul f

Couldn't agree more. I Love Donnington too, I've driven all sorts of slow cars round these with Rover. I think my favorite was the Montego Diesel Turbo... slow but such a laugh.

[Kristin'sDad]

Fair point, and I agree that they shouldn't be competitive events and I wouldn't break the rules. I just find that it's useful to have a rough idea of the sort of time my car ought to be capable of so that I can tell whether I am driving like a muppet, or I am actually getting close to the limits of my car. I find with the Westy that the car is much quicker than most other stuff, but that's down to the car, not me. I might buy a slower car in future and have more fun!